Over the past 40 years one of the most dramatic changes in society has been the increase in working mothers. When I was a child in the late 1950s and early 1960s a working mother was the exception, not the rule. When I went over to a friend’s house after school the mom was there and vice versa - my mother was at home, too. Today for a variety of reasons, including the high cost of living, many women work. For many women and couples they wrestle with this is very difficult decision – stay home with my children or [...]

Make no mistake about it, many of our grandmothers are or were the leaders of our families. I thought you and your family could use a good laugh this Thanksgiving, although I admit I have a twisted sense of humor sometimes. I am sorry I cannot acknowledge the anonymous author of this piece, but perhaps sharing this with you is thanks enough. I wonder if your mother or grandmothers have or had these exact thoughts, but kept them to herself? Dear Family, I'm not dead yet. Thanksgiving is still important to me. If being in my Last Will and Testament is [...]

Steve discusses four interesting business women featured in Fortune magazine's "50 Most Powerful Women" and on the PBS special, "Women in Business". Featured are Dr. Ann Marie Sastry, Barbara Banke, Jessica Alba, and Sharon Anderson Wright.